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China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases RFC for Regulations on the Protection of Trade Secrets
On April 25, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the draft Regulations on the Protection of Trade Secrets for comment (商业秘密保护规定(征求意见稿)). Comments are due May 25, 2025. This draft updates the 1998 version with necessary revisions due to the march of technology. As explained by SAMR: The revision and promulgation of the […]
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Summary of the Annual Report on the Application of Law in Intellectual Property Cases (2024) Listing 41 Case-Derived IP Laws
On April 21, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court released the Summary of the Annual Report on the Application of Law in Intellectual Property Cases (2024) (全国法院知识产权案件法律适用问题年度报告（2024）摘要) listing 41 laws derived from 2024 IP litigation cases (and 2 from antitrust). While China is not a common law country, China’s SPC regularly releases guiding or typical cases […]
France’s Limagrain Wins Highest Chinese Damages Ever for New Plant Varieties Infringement – Over 53 Million RMB
Update: The full text of the decision was published on July 15, 2025 and is available here (Chinese only). On April 25, 2025, China’s Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) announced a verdict favoring Limagrain’s Chinese affiliate Heng XX Seed Industry Co., Ltd. against Henan Jin XX Seed Industry Co., Ltd. The […]
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate Launches Intellectual Property Procuratorate
At an April 23, 2025 press conference, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) announced the launch of the Intellectual Property Procuratorate. Li Xuehui, Director of the General Office (Public Information Office) and Spokesperson of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, stated, “since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core […]
EU Loses WTO Challenge Against China’s Anti-Suit Injunctions; Files Appeal
As predicted by ip fray on April 10, 2025, the European Union (EU) has confirmed on April 22, 2025 it lost the World Trade Organization (WTO) proceedings against China over anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) for standard essential patents (SEPs). The EU is appealing. In August 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court decided that Chinese courts can prohibit […]
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Typical Intellectual Property Cases in People’s Courts of 2024
On April 21, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) the Typical Intellectual Property Cases in People’s Courts of 2024 (2024年人民法院知识产权典型案例). This year’s annual release includes only 8 cases and includes trade secret theft, an IP ownership dispute, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition. No patent infringement cases made the list this year. Typical cases […]